Polyphylla occidentalis

Polyphylla occidentalis is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[1]

Polyphylla occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Polyphylla
Species:
P. occidentalis
Binomial name
Polyphylla occidentalis
(Linnaeus, 1767)

The beetle is widespread in the southeastern United States, and is active throughout the warm summer months. A brownish beetle with white stripes,[6] its adult size ranges from 22 to 26 mm.[7] The males' antennae have rather large clubs. The adults feed on pines, while the larvae eat sedge roots.[6]

References

  1. "Polyphylla occidentalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  2. "Polyphylla occidentalis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  3. "Polyphylla occidentalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  4. "Polyphylla occidentalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  5. "Polyphylla occidentalis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  6. Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-4008-5182-9.
  7. Skelley, Paul E. (2003). "Review of the tribe Melolonthini in the southeastern United States (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Insecta Mundi. 17 (3–4).

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